Come Follow Me - Feb. 20-26 - Hello Saints Live

[@anneknudsen5433]

The CFM curriculum the past 4 years has been life changing. Before that we as Latter-day Saints had reading assignments for weekly Sunday school but the CFM curriculum was a new focus in the church to be “home centered church supported” program. Families and individuals have answered that call to make scripture study a very intentional regular daily practice. It has been life changing. Russell M Nelson who we consider Gods mouthpiece in the earth today along with the quorum of the 12, put this plan into place a year before the pandemic. And proved to be a blessing as churches were shut down during the pandemic. So grateful for the scriptures. I know that God speaks to us in them. I’m grateful for the Savior Jesus.

[@georgepruett753]

Brother Jeff, Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your approach to the LDS. I missed the begining of the stream and was unable to comment as it progressed. I came to be LDS from an evangelical background. We have far, far more in common than opposition, and find Salvation the same way. Please continue with the come follow me lessons. There is much that the LDS can learn from you, and, maybe a few things that you can learn from us. May Heavenly Father truly Bless and enrich you.

[@FlightParamedicRN]

Me too. ❤️

[@WitnessJesustheChrist]

Thank you for sharing your experiences!

[@skyjust828]

Narcissistic🤔😉🤣 much???

[@simeonmoeai7653]

LDS member here. How I understand our churches teachings on salvation that would be different from what Pastor Jeff here has shared is that we teach that we are saved by the atonement of Jesus but still have to fulfill certain ordinances and do good works. So in that sense I would have to disagree that we believe in the same way of salvation.

[@benjamincontreras-mj9bh]

I’m not LDS or Evangelical Protestant (I’m Roman Catholic) but I like learning from your videos and about the LDS faith.

[@FlightParamedicRN]

I’d love to see something like this done with Roman Catholicism. There’s so much misunderstanding about your beliefs in the Protestant community, as well. I’m LDS but my ex-husband and 2 of 3 of my adult children are Catholic. We listen to mass online and my adult son (who has autism) loves it!

[@WitnessJesustheChrist]

Welcome to our brothers and sisters of Catholicism!! Sending love and fellowship to you!

[@jcal6022]

Im a Member of the Church but I also subscribe to a Couple Catholic KZbin Channels. I think you will appreciate this...we sealed a bunch of my Catholic Ancestors and at one point he picked up my Grandmas name card and tried sealing Her to my Grandpa, and then much later when sealing my Grandpa too his Parents the Sealer got very emotional then asked "Who was that?" He later told me that the room felt like it was filled with many Souls. All of the people we just sealed Generatio upon Generation Daughters and Sons were All Roman Catholic. Since then Ive had quite a Love for Catholics because whatever teachings they had learned in this Life helped keep them Grounded in the World to Come, and receive that Greater Light, and Knowledge Preparatory to enter into the Presence of The Father, and I cant say the same for my Moms side of the Family, or my Mother for that fact... Silence....

[@WitnessJesustheChrist]

@@jcal6022 that is am absolutely beautiful experience. Thank you for sharing it! Loving our ancestors is a beautiful way our love for all the human family grows. Such tender mercies from God! Thank you. I can feel the truthfulness of this experience.

[@skyjust828]

​@@WitnessJesustheChrist1 religion at a time please 🙏 hahaha 🤣😂

[@GrassrootsLibertyBillFoster]

I love Pastor Jeff. I was a fervent Mennonite, Lutheran and Baptist. Then the great and Marvellous works of the Restoration, Called me up, to Serve.

[@jeaniedelaney4711]

Seriously this is the coolest thing ever…to me at least! A Christian pastor teaching “Come Follow Me -New Testament” 😀 Your depth of knowledge on the New Testament makes you probably one of the best people to teach this! I see major unity between Christian Faiths in this. You are creating a unity bridge! Something that can only enhance the body of Christ! You are doing your pastor “calling” so well! Bless you! ❤❤❤

[@annecox4068]

As Latter Day Saints I this generation, I think we focus so much attention on the Book of Mormon and less on the bible so some of us may not be as well versed in the bible. Having Jeff teach Come follow makes it an interesting Bible study!

[@roseradin1277]

Thank you Pastor Jeff. God bless.

[@NewLondonExecSecretary]

Latter-day Saints: I propose that we designate Jeff McCullough as our adopted Evangelical pastor. :)

[@HelloSaints]

Haha love this. I’m here for it.

[@Notfromhere347]

Yes PLEASE!

[@Mormonsharing]

I love that! My family call’s me that🙏

[@annecox4068]

Really grown to love Pastor Jeff as a Latter Day Saint. I respect his quest for truth and I enjoy watching his journey. It has helped me develop greater faith and a deeper testimony as well as helped me to understand the beautiful faith of evangelicals

[@Empisee]

All in favor, so manifest... 😆

[@shelleydawson4449]

I’m nondenominational and my husband is LDS. We both pray exactly the same way (conversational). No specific times. We both pray before every meal and we pray together on our knees before bed each night. Prayer is very similar in both faiths.

[@davejones8826]

Pastor Jeff, you are so amazing! I am a faithful Latter Day Saint who engages in the Come Follow Me study regularly. I have a very strong faith in our Savior Jesus Christ! This outreach you are doing to LDS folks and quite frankly all Christian’s who are tuning in is truly inspired by the Holy Spirit! The day is coming soon where all of the humble followers of Christ will need to bond together to minister to each other in faith to face the persecution which is coming to Christians everywhere. You are humble, engaging, articulate and sincere. I will watch your Come Follow Me videos and encourage others to do so too! God 45:23 bless you brother! You are bringing people to Christ! That’s the most important mission!

[@stretchingyourdollaridaho4834]

Thank you for your wonderful insights. Thank you for uniting everyone no matter how they choose to worship or believe. I love when people unite together as Children Of God to learn about Heavenly Father and Jesus. This is amazing!

[@mrs.palmers5thgradeclass878]

This was a great live stream dear Pastor Jeff! Thank you for sharing your goodness with us members. We all benefit from this journey!

[@JordanHavens-rm5mk]

You are an example and a light to both sides. You are magnifying the Prince of Peace with tremendous light

[@wonderheidi]

Hi Pastor Jeff, Thanks so much for this video I really enjoyed getting your perspective on these chapters. I can't get over feeling like we have so much in common in our religions. I love the New Testament. The Savior is so amazing to me how He can put His word out there thousands of years ago and it can still have total relevance to us today. Not only that, but it can have relavance across cultures and age divides. And, that even in my own life I can read a passage many times and have it teach me different things depending on the needs I'm facing in my life at the time. There is one of the ways I feel my needs being met by our Father in Heaven, like we talked about earllier in this video. Indeed God is all Amazing! Looking forward to your future videos. :)

[@jmtoronto5]

Jeff a few times you said you are like a fish, if so you are an incredibly brave fish. You are swimming up river with “feedback” from all different Christian demonstrations, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and others. I personally think you are more of a fisherman, who has cast down his nets are following Christ. The path you are taking, and light you are shining in trying to understand and fine common ground is refreshing and much needed. As you are on this journey you are open honest and respectful. I know the lord is pleased with the love and kindness you show to others and your mission on this channel. I am excited to see where you go.

[@colemanjohnson7056]

Despite some of the fiery comments in the chat, I think this was overall a huge success. I really hope you do this again, it just feels really good to be able to have a good-natured discussion about Christ and the things we both believe in rather than focusing on our differences. The more I watch of your videos, the more I realize that Evangelicals and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have in common. We really are way more the same than different, it's awesome to hear you focus on those similarities.

[@joncharlotteschoen]

​@@sagesaith6354 I could be wrong, but your comment appears to be a direct attack against the LDS faith. If I am wrong, please tell me so. If I'm not wrong and you're directly attacking the LDS faith as being man-made and untrue, all I can say is please be respectful of our faith and us as we continue to try to be respectful of others and to have interfaith dialogue. Thank you.

[@joncharlotteschoen]

@@sagesaith6354 All I'm saying is be a nice person. You can tell the "truth" and still be respectful. If you can't understand that, I'm sorry.

[@joncharlotteschoen]

@@sagesaith6354 I'm not wanting to argue. That's all I'm saying. The pastor here, he is an example of a person who clearly disagrees with some of our doctrine, and also sees where we do agree. And yet he never drops to being hateful. Such as saying "Mormons are going to hell". Not sure there's any further point in continuing this. You're the one who can't be respectful. Or even see beyond your narrow mindset.

[@joncharlotteschoen]

@@sagesaith6354 I've deleted my previous comment, because it was disrespectful, and that's not what I want. We can agree to disagree, and still both love the Lord and seek after truth.

[@kimberlybarry3309]

I love seeing all Christians coming together and focusing on what we have in common and what’s truly important…growing our relationship with God. We need much more of this.

[@DrDoerk]

mormonism and Christianity are 2 totally different things if you look a little deeper into them.

[@keithsherwood5096]

I am so grateful for your open approach! I hope that it brings all who follow Christ together. I really think that in the next few years we will ALL have to unite and stand for Christ side by side. Let’s put aside our differences and build on common ground… our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ!! Thank you so much. ❤

[@sandygarcia673]

Pastor and Brother McCollough, thank you so much for your efforts of sharing your testimony of our Savior, Jesus Christ. The Gospel is meant to make us become one with the Father in Christ, and your efforts show everyone that this is possible. We can never say that we know enough or that enough has been said about the truths of the Gospel. As a latter day saint, I thank you for wanting to know more of who we are, what we believe, and for doing so with enthusiasm and respect. May the Lord keep blessing you so as you keep teaching & testifying of Him and preparing a people to receive our Savior upon His return.

[@beckycollet5677]

Thank you so much for being a peacemaker Jeff, and encouraging unity among Christians. I believe Christ wants us to live in peace together with love and acceptance. Hate and contention are not part of Christ's teachings.

[@corinnefowler4095]

I appreciate your open mind and that is more impactful then anything for people that tries to change perspectives. Thanks for sharing your perspective!

[@frommyownbackyard3209]

Your efforts in being respectful to keep an open and positive dialog is paying off. I have learned more about my fellow Christian brothers and sisters then I have in my 40 plus years of life from my Baptist grandmother.

[@Tk.utelab]

When you give your opening prayer the 13th article of faith came to my mind. We sure do appreciate you. 13. We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul-We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

[@danieldunbar2956]

Pastor Jeff, as a saint I would love to watch a come follow me lesson from you every week! Great video!

[@jenniwade1]

I LOVE this. All your videos really. I get so tired of different Christian denominations working against one another. I think this is how we should be, learning from each other. We are all on the same side and have so many perspectives to share. That can only increase our collective strength. ❤😊

[@shumakerfamily03]

Oh my goodness I am SO EXCITED to learn from you! I have been following you since January and have truly enjoyed your channel. Use whatever version of bible you are most comfortable with. I have been asked in my local ward to teach the Sunday School class and I am so out of my element. I mess up and fumble a lot but still willing to try. I feel badly for those that have to sit through my class. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and insight with us today!

[@cherylporter6086]

This is fantastic! Thank you pastor Jeff!

[@latter-daysaintchristian4134]

It’s a commitment, but if you can make time for it, Jared Halverson’s Unshaken KZbin channel always has an amazing run through of the Come Follow Me lesson, going through the scriptures in detail. Truly so Spirit filled. Of course, we should study the scriptures on our own as well, to see what Heavenly Father has for us, individually.

[@daffodilfleur]

Lynn Hilton Wilson is so worthwhile to listen to, as well. I also love John Bytheway and Hank Smith.

[@carlsonaimee]

Yes, unshaken!! My favorite.

[@latter-daysaintchristian4134]

@@daffodilfleur so many good ones!

[@joshuadimmick2647]

Oh absolutely! My wife died last July and we just so happened to be in Job at the time. Truly understanding Job and the trials he faced helped me through some of my darkest months right after her passing. Her and I discovered him during the Covid lockdowns and it really helped her with the Book of Mormon. Highly, highly recommend!!!!!

[@latter-daysaintchristian4134]

@@joshuadimmick2647 I’m so sorry about your wife. I’m glad you found comfort in the scriptures.

[@jonathancarlson7659]

The Lord's prayer: Physical needs, relational needs, spiritual needs. That is some great insight! Thanks Jeff!

[@wendyfoster5579]

I found when I transitioned my prayer to be more one of gratitude and everything changed.

[@sonlighter01]

How are relational needs the same as or different than emotional needs? Is emotional a fourth way that Jesus heals and sustains us?

[@beckycollet5677]

LDS people pray whenever there is a need. It can be very conversational. We are encouraged to pray before the day starts. We pray before meals. We can pray in our heart silently anywhere, in our cars, in our homes, at work, outside, etc. We are encouraged to pray before we retire in the evening. We are encouraged to pray as families and show that example to our children and loved ones, so they can know the value of prayer in their lives.

[@annecox4068]

Alma 35 talks about this in the Book of Mormon and another crucial part of prayer which is that we don't for get the poor and the needy or our prayer are in vain.

[@harpersmith3599]

I too pray when I get up, when I go to bed, before all my meals, I’m the car. I pray with gratitude for blessings and also when I need help.

[@beckycollet5677]

Yes, The Lord's Prayer sets an example of reverence for God, gratitude, acknowledging the importance of accepting His will, etc. He certainly has a better perspective of what we need than what we think we need. We get so caught up in the physical and material things, but when we die, none of that matters. We must prepare our spirits to meet God which isn't easy.

[@titinroselim6065]

Thank you Pastor Jeff that was great lesson with you ❤

[@davelindsay929]

Jeff, thanks for doing this live stream. Being a lifelong member of the LDS church I'm starting to see things in a different way. I have viewed the majority of your videos and continue to learn. I'm starting to read the Bible and focusing more on it. I have read the BOM many times but have not focused on the Bible near enough. Thanks again.

[@jcal6022]

You really should, but I must testify Brother that the Holy Ghost testified too me that The Book of Mormon is the Word of God, and renewed my Faith in the Bible.

[@jc72outdoors]

Please keep on that path of reading and understanding the Bible. I was a life long member of the lds church. I left in 2015 after serving in the bishopric. I began to struggle with my faith and the truth claims of the lds church. Thankfully I'm still rooted in Jesus. The Bible is amazing!

[@unicorntamer2207]

​@@jc72outdoors I left too. I'm re-reading the Bible. I'm giving the NIV a try.

[@unicorntamer2207]

​@harshitgarg419 It's not so baffling if you listen to why the person left. You really need to hear what someone has to say if you want to understand what happened to their faith. It's a very big deal to have a change in faith. Most people who leave, never imagined that they ever would.

[@DrDoerk]

@@jc72outdoors I'm so happy to hear that you have discovered the 1 and only Eternal God!

[@mikebaldwin3395]

I have been saying to others how much I wish you would go through the Come Follow Me curriculum, especially in the Old and New Testaments. THANK YOU! I grew up Catholic and at a young age became converted to the LDS faith. Although I grew up in upstate NY, ironically I was the only LDS youth member in my entire county. I found I gravitated towards protestant youth and went to their youth camps, until getting kicked out because I was LDS. This created a rift that I'm grateful for your channel in starting the healing process.

[@cathydenton1915]

verse 21 about where are treasure is is one of my favorite verses. Your explanation of this verse is so right on point. You're right about it being a daily reminder. As a Latter-Day Saint I really appreciate your kindness and respect of our religion. Keep up the good work.

[@maryedison-qg6ct]

What I truly love is the Honesty and True Earnestness that you give in you reactions after you have read a passage , verse, chapter......And it's better 5hat you look directly at us it keeps us watching you. That's all for now, thought there is so much more to say or be said. Keep reading keep riting what you think and feel as you discover the eternal truths that are held in the book of Mormon. Yours Truly Mary Edison of Idaho Falls

[@karentuohy3426]

Thank you so much Pastor Jeff - thoroughly enjoyed & appreciate your perspective & thoughts on this passage of scripture.

[@johnnym721]

"You can crawl up on your Father's lap..." That is powerful. I love it.

[@Sarah_Pratt]

Thanks for making this available for those that missed it! 👍👍

[@user-ei8ud7ko4l]

Sarah O. I’m a Latter-day Saint, and a few days late, but wanted to say this livestream was great! It felt so familiar to me. The spirit was strong! Prayer is always a great place to start (“when 2or3 are gathered in my name…”). I’m telling you I felt like I was in Sunday school with my LDS Sunday school teacher. Such common ground, dialogue, and learning. This is what we all need to be doing at this time of such division and wickedness in the world. Those of us who love our Savior, Jesus Christ, and are trying to live according to His teachings (no matter our denomination), need to join in unity against the adversary and the absolute evil surrounding us. We don’t have to agree with every point of doctrine, we need to unify together on what we agree about. We need each other, and we need to Love One Another as Jesus Loved and Loves Us!!! Thank you for trying to understand us, and helping us learn more about your protestant perspectives. Your sister in Christ🙏🏼

[@jbeththompson]

Pastor Jeff! This is by far my favorite video so far! I loved studying with you and getting your perspective! I very much appreciate your willingness to study with us! I know our Father in Heaven and our Savior have to be so happy to see us joining together in unity and love for Them! In my 50 + years I have never experienced anything like this and I am so grateful for it now! I look forward to more!

[@paulineball8885]

Jeff, You are the best!!!

[@HeatherIJohnson]

Keep the videos coming, Pastor Jeff! I'm really enjoying them! ♥

[@HelloSaints]

Glad you like them!

[@elizabethwallace4132]

I pray to my Heavenly Father as a daughter would speak to her father. This is the way that I was taught in the church since a child, I am now 72 years old and have been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS since I was 9 years old. I knows Heavenly Father knows my heart. He knows all the things that I've went through at different times of my life and knows things that upset me and things that make me happy. Usually im happy most of the time as my life runs smoothly because I put my faith and trust in him. I know that he hears my prayers and often answers my prayers though sometimes not in the way that I wanted them answered but later, find out that it was the right answer. Heavenly Father is all knowing and knows what is best for me, and I accept that. I love him with all my heart. And tell Him that every night as I kneel in prayer. I know that he loves me, he knows my name, I am his daughter.

[@joanie0913]

LDS here and I'm watching the replay on my lunch break at work. I'll have to watch it in parts but I'm loving it and excited to watch the rest! Thank you so much!😊

[@jessen62]

This was awesome! As a member of the church I truly appreciate this ❤

[@lydiastevenson8502]

There are several different manuals like the one you showed .... one for primary children.... another for the youth.... another for adults and families... and ..... don don daaaaa .... A seminary course with two manuals on the same curiculem .... Seminary manual with suggested lessons but with prescribed doctrines that have to be covered... and a Student manual... We also have web lessons in Webinars for students and teachers that are all online... and seminary students also can do it all on line with a one week face to face lesson with a teacher.... I am so stoked your doing this ... I'm a seminary teacher and love Come Follow me... you rock! 😊

[@kelbow1600]

I love what you are saying about prayer is relationship. That is exactly right. I’m am trying to be better about developing that relationship with God. I think our prayers are very similar and we have the same intent when we do it. More prayer, more prayer…YES!!

[@sharongambardella-yt7eh]

Wow! Is all I can say with this Jeff!!! I can truly fill your spirit when you speak along with your convictions! I wanted to speak out with everything you spoke about and say I’m 100 percent in agreement with all you said!!!!!!

[@sharongambardella-yt7eh]

And I am LDS TO add to my comment.

[@laura38ab]

Loved this! Thank you for sharing your insights and faith and for your respectful curiosity. So much of what you said resonated with me as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I love finding that we have so much common ground to build from instead of differences to argue about. I also really liked the insight you gave about why you are seeking to build understanding and relationships rather than to judge those that believe differently-- a good example for all of us to learn from. Keep up the good work! 😊

[@tfwaters]

The Come Follow Me curriculum was created before the Covid restrictions-so we had a format for self-study without solely depending on the Church. Our homes were to be ready sanctuaries during times like this. We were told that the auxiliaries of the Church (Sunday School, RS, Priesthood, YM, YM, and Primary) were designed to support (not replace) our own personal scripture study at home. So we were up and ready to deal with church at home before the Covid restrictions took place.

[@JoneThePwn]

Grateful for a living prophet who can see around corners!

[@alancrookston5906]

Good job brother Jeff. I love the spiritual thoughts, perspective and great study of the word.

[@maureenheal7227]

Watching with enjoyment. Keep up the wonderful connection with us LDS. Lots of love from ❤️🇬🇧😊

[@MisMissie]

Good morning! Thank you for doing this & having your page. My husband is LDS & I am not. I am a full on Bible thrived ❤. That is the only book I need. I am going through this with my husband though & focus on what we agree on in following in our faith. It can be a struggle being the foundation of faith is different but starting somewhere. Not trying to convert him ( only Jesus can do that) but just praying he will see the truth through Christ & he has never left us. Thank you again for being such a positive force & promoting community! I really appreciate it 💜💜💜🙏🏻.

[@ainjane]

I was just thinking the other day that it would be so great to hear you teach Sunday School. My wish was fulfilled today, what a fun surprise. I loved hearing you teach Matt 6-7. And going through this weeks “Come follow me” lesson. Love tuning into your channel.

[@LuxuryPads90]

I love you Pastor Jeff!! I just feel the spirit when we talk of Christ, rejoice in Christ together! 😍

[@cr3070]

“Preach the gospel at all times, and when necessary use words.”

[@Iamjaketaylor]

So awesome Jeff! Love that you are doing this. I love your channel and have really enjoyed following you along your journey as you explore the Latter Day Saints' beliefs, doctrines, and way of life. CFM has been an incredible blessing for so many of us. Truly an inspired program to have a home-centered, church-supported curriculum that we can all study together. Excited to listen to you as you read, share and teach from the word of God! Keep up the great work Jeff. The world needs more ppl like you doing good, and sharing the Word.

[@raptay29]

Pastor Jeff, I can't say enough about how awesome this is. Please keep it up. One thought on prayer from an LDS perspective. In the LDS Bible Dictionary on prayer it says: "As soon as we learn the true relationship in which we stand toward God (namely, God is our Father, and we are His children), then at once prayer becomes natural and instinctive on our part (Matt. 7:7-11). Many of the so-called difficulties about prayer arise from forgetting this relationship." That sums it up so well for me.

[@rushy221]

Hey Pastor Jeff, just wanted to say I highly value your channel. I'm a Mormon, who was raised in the church from birth. Served a mission, and got married in the temple, and now have children. My faith has changed and I'm now a non-believing Mormon. Your channel is enabling me to identify the differences between Mormon beliefs and Evangelical Christianity. Ultimately this is helping me to find a renewed belief in Jesus Christ. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts on Come Follow Me and the Book of Mormon. It's changing my life for the better 😊

[@elainekoeppel7250]

In this God reminds us that we don’t have control over many things. We need to be close to Him who loves us

[@elainekoeppel7250]

Yes this is correct. Through each year. We read as a church each of the scriptures. So that we can become familiar. It seems that we as people would not do this on our own mostly because we would not understand so reading “Come Follow Me “ helps us a lot

[@Huhenyo]

Something that was brought to my thoughts in studying this week by someone else, but that I really like is the thought, "What can I do today that is incorruptible?" This obviously is in reference to Matt. 6:19-21. I think asking ourselves this question every day may help to make the world a little better. Love this, Jeff. Would love to see this type of study done as an open mic where we could all discuss together our thoughts as we read through. Maybe the chat gets close enough, but it would be awesome to make this to where we could raise our hands or something and share thoughts talking almost like we were sitting in a circle in a classroom. Studying together. Thanks, Jeff!

[@beckycollet5677]

I am in agreement with everything you have said. I appreciate so much your peaceful thoughtful insight.

[@est9515]

You’re doing come follow me! This is awesome!

[@GinaMacArt]

Prayer is a very personal and reverent conversation we have with our Father in Heaven, through the name of His Son, Jesus Christ. We express our gratitude to Him for the blessings we receive every day, whether it be spiritual or temporal, we ask for things we stand in need of, again spiritual or temporal, and we pray for others.

[@loveall1992]

Thanks for your time commitment, I recognize it comes at a potential cost to your regular ministry and family. Great content and thanks also for your grace in handling challenging issues, comments or people.

[@christinebrown179]

Thank you Pastor Jeff! I’m Catholic and love learning from you.

[@SeanLayton]

Absolutely love the sermon on the mount. Been teaching it to my high school students and they've been very engaged. Very grateful for your example of charity for Latter-day Saints. Joseph Smith had good fruits and he was a true prophet :) That is very true, we must be very careful to not be deceived. We will be rewarded according to our works. Jesus taught this in Matthew 16:27. We also would never be clean from the sins we committed if it weren't for Jesus. In order to come unto Him we can change through His gospel, by making sacred covenants with Him He said "if ye love me, keep my commandments"...so how do we keep the great commandment to love God? We keep the commandments. We have faith in Jesus Christ, we repent of our sins, we follow Christ's example to be baptized by immersion for the remission of sins (except a man is born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God), receive the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end. This is Christ's gospel and gives us the deepest relationship with Him.

[@brettfidler5656]

I so hope you do more of these. I'm a lifelong Mormon perplexed by the origins and beliefs of Mormonism. I learned so much and felt close to God listening to you share your thoughts. Please, please share these weekly!!!

[@dashingben]

Hi Pastor Jeff, great discussion. Much appreciated. Hitting it out of the park.

[@rickypagotaisidro3288]

Muchas gracias hermanos

[@lisafristrup3988]

Thank you Pastor Jeff! Please continue doing these study sessions. I've learned so much and love your perspective.

[@melissah5998]

Thank you for your generosity of heart. For me, when I want to talk to Heavenly Father, I pray. When I want Him to talk to me, I listen, but I also go straight to the scriptures. He’s spent thousand of years counseling his children, I often find my answers there and also from what we consider living prophets. I believe in counseling with the Lord in all my doings and then moving my feet to be on the path of listening. That’s part of how I pray in addition to what others have commented. Morning, evening, expressing gratitude for meals, be on my knees if possible and in private. I pray with my spouse daily and before we give of our time to teach or serve at church, we ask for Father in Heaven’s help and try to express gratitude when done. Truly that sweet time of prayer has helped and continues to help me refine my natural man character.

[@amystockwell1215]

Thanks for doing these videos. LDS are not used to ministers but this is great. I miss having a pastor who shares each week since I joined the church. I love when many faiths come together.

[@Chrissy1975100]

There are many Seminary/institute teachers or BYU religion professors who publish weekly videos similar to this on KZbin to help with Come Follow Me as well. I learn so much from them each week! You should look them up!

[@elizabethc5133]

So sad I missed this ! Watching it now. Love this so much. I am currently a part of a Bible study group with multiple other denominations and we are doing the same and I am loving it!! Will be all about this if you do this again! :)

[@tri-stateroofinginc4214]

Hi Jeff from Idaho, My wife and I have been watching your channel from the start. We have enjoyed the way someone not of our faith looks at things.

[@veraloveless4587]

This is so awesome that you are doing the “Come Follow Me”curriculum! Great idea!

[@joanie0913]

I really appreciate and relate to what you said about how it can be easy to get complacent when things are going well and our physical needs are met (I'm paraphrasing because it was some minutes back). The last few years have been the first time in a long time where things have been going really well with work and having what we need, and I keep catching myself becoming so lazy about spiritual things. Kind of in this comfortable mode that all is well and I forget where all of it really came from and what's important. I've been really wanting to do better lately so when you said that it stuck out to me and was a great reminder.

[@camillebunker5429]

You’re awesome.❤️❤️❤️

[@melindasam]

You may be uncomfortable, but you are blessing so many by your willingness to stretch and speak to the LDS population and others about faith, your beliefs and the beliefs of others. Don't degrade yourself. Your videos come across in a good manner that is serving a higher purpose to everyone that has the opportunity to hear your Insight and point of views. I once made the comment in church that I can speak to Hundreds in my job everyday and never feel nervous, ut the podium and pulpit always makes me a nervous. It is not always how well we know a topic, but how we feel others that know the topic better will judge us once we open our mouths. Keep opening your mouth and sharing even if nay sayers appear. The devil only goes quiet when we open our mouth and teach spiritually and enlighten others.

[@mrsjonse]

Love what you said, Jeff about false prophets taking the focus off Christ and putting it on themselves. The Book of Mormon adds to our understanding with this... “Priestcrafts are that men preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world; but they seek not the welfare of Zion” (2 Nephi 26:29).

[@GinaMacArt]

Do not worry - here the Saviour is asking us to put our complete trust in the Father. He knows what we need, He knows us completely, He is telling us, "I've got this, I've got you." When we let go and let God prevail in our life, we can accomplish so much more. When we worry and stress about things we actually get in our own way. Heavenly Father is saying to us, get out of the way and trust in Me, believe Me, and follow Me.

[@vopro72]

Pastor Jeff, thank you so much for all the time and effort you are putting into learning about our faith and teaching us about yours. I didn't get in on the live stream but I listened to it afterwards and I have watched all of your videos. May our Heavenly Father send down many blessings for you as you bridge the gap between our faiths. I wish we could clone you.

[@nicoleterry5105]

I really appreciated this live stream! Thank you!

[@emmanuelsalvadorenriquez4893]

Curiosity got the best of me... My THANKS for the comparison 😃

[@nickbwright1]

Loved the video. Listened to it on my way to work. I was very touched and spiritually fed, thank you.

[@crenshawize]

Couple things come to my mind...fasting is a way for us to feel closer to God...as a church we fast the first Sunday of every month from Saturday pm to Sunday pm...we are asked to give what we would have spent on meals to the poor...fasting to me also blesses me with spiritual power as I go without and pray for my needs or the needs of others. We have local warehouses as well as the big warehouse in slc where food is stored and distributed.

[@danhillam]

What a great experience. Thank you Pastor Jeff.

[@suesmith2353]

Prayer is not just a once or twice a day. I try to converse and feel close to our Father in Heaven through out each day, this helps me avoid the outside influences that like to hound a person. I was taught to use respectful forms of words as I communicate with my Heavenly Father. I agree with John as he said we use tender words of respect. Jeff I am so grateful when you stop by my home to discuss the gospel, our Savior and Heavenly Father. God bless you always.

[@kristenniedermeyer9023]

You are always in an open invitation WELCOME❣️❣️❣️ I respect how difficult what you are doing is. I really love the intent of heart and your mad skills and talent in all the art of it. So glad you have awesome support from your two friends in this effort, your input was stimulating, instructive. Please keep a thick skin to negative knuckle heads. May God Bless and keep you.

[@doffydelbridge7899]

Heavenly Father loves to answer any questions we may have as well. He loves to teach us.

[@jenniferlee7555]

Oh my goodness, I love this so much. Please do this every week. I'm LDS and so enjoy your perspective and wisdom. Thank you 😊

[@PeggyWest1127]

I love this idea of you doing the Come Follow Me weekly study along with us. So cool to get your expertise on the New Testament.

[@wendybyington3810]

This is your best video yet. Please keep helping us with come follow me. Just like you did today was great. For me, I usually just read through the Bible chapters and don’t look at the come follow me manual that much, but I liked that you showed it and had respect for what we are learning and brought up good new insights for us, such as why we close the prayer in the name of Jesus. I wonder if you also believe you are a son of God, such as an adopted son by being in a right relationship with him. That would be very similar to our belief. I think we have everything in common that is important and I appreciate you so much. For seminary, the 9th to 12th graders basically go through the come follow me chapters as a class, either before school or during the school day in a separate building as a released time non-credit class if they are in Utah. I would also like to meet your wife online, if she doesn’t mind. I would love to hear her testimony. I am glad you like king Benjamin. Keep doing what you are doing.

[@sonlighter01]

Thank you, Jeff. This was a nice discussion. My favorite part of Matthew 6 was at the end, focusing on how God is dependable and faithful toward us, so we can depend on and have faith in Him. Great point about how we can learn from Him how to better parent our children.

[@DC-pm8wv]

Jeff, I enjoyed your live stream and the Spirit was there. Being an active member of the LDS faith, I agreed with everything you had to say. Surprised?? I was worried when you got to talking about false prophets. I was like, “oh, here we go.” But I enjoyed your insights to the scriptures and we’ll keep watching.

[@dalewatkins8445]

Hi Jeff, I like what you have going on here. Prayer is certainly conversational. There is a reverence in prayer. When you read through Enos it is a story of prayer and being inspired what to pray for. I strive to speak and listen. It comes in consistent times but also in others as needed. Sitting, standing, kneeling even walking about.

[@veraloveless4587]

What a good example you are to all of us in studying this with us. I like how you use your Bible that you like to use. It gives us a different perspective. The verses about not worrying helped me. You are awesome! Thanks for being born.

[@Vetionarian]

I just missed this live but I love this and greatly approve. :) I'm a teacher of 16-18 year olds in the LDS church as a Sunday School teacher and I've been LOVING teaching the New Testament this year with them. It's fun to watch you look at some of our other materials in addition to our book of scripture. :)

[@wadeenglund5095]

Jared Halverson does a Come Follow Me deep dive each week. He would be a great person to interact with, Pastor Jeff. Here is this weeks presentation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHuQoodunLOSZtk

[@tammyashjian377]

Yes!! I keep thinking Pastor Jeff needs to meet Jared Halverson! They have so much in common!

[@pennymckenzie462]

I so agree.

[@professorshutt4335]

Agreed. I have mentioned Unshaken more than once in my comments to Pastor Jeff. I think they'd have some great discussions and we would all benefit!

[@UnravelingthePattern]

Starts at 9:02 for those interested

[@mkprr]

I love that Jesus always backs up the things he commands with a reason. He doesn’t just say “don’t worry”. He says “don’t worry because”… and he spends more time explaining why than he does explaining the commandment. This example he gives in how he lays down commandments helps me as a father when I am tying to get my kids to obey something that is important.